Ministry of Home Affairs
President’s Medals to Fire Service, Home Guards  and Civil Defence  personnel on the occasion of Republic Day, 2023
President’s Medal for Gallantry and President’s Medal for Distinguished Services as well as Gallantry Medal and Meritorious Services Medals are awarded to the personnel of Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards on Republic Day and Independence Day each year.
On the occasion of Republic Day, 2023, 47 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals.
Out of these, Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 02 personnel for their act of valour and gallantry.
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded to 07 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded to 38 personnel for their respective distinguished and meritorious records of services.
In addition, 55 personnel are also awarded Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Republic day, 2023. Of these, Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 01 personnel for his act of valour and gallantry.
President’s Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to 09 personnel and 45 personnel respectively.
The list of Fire Service Medals and Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals awardees given below.
FIRE SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2023 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
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Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
JAMMU & KASHMIR
1
Sh. Firdous Ahmad Khan
Selection Grade Fireman
2
Sh. Bashir Ahmad Ahanger
Fireman
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
KERALA
1
Sh. Krishnan Shanmughan
Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
2
Sh. Benny Mathew
Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
UTTARAKHAND
1.
Sh. Devendra Singh
Fire Station Second Officer
2.
Sh. Pratap Singh Rana
Fire Station Second Officer
CISF/MHA
1.
Sh. Harbans Lal
Assistant Sub Inspector/Fire
2.
Sh. C. H. Venkateswaralu
Assistant Sub-Inspector/Fire
M/O PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
1.
Sh. Himanshu Sekhar Sahu
General Manager 
Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1.
Sh. Pratul Chandra Barman
Station Officer
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1.
Sh. Nitin Dhiman
Station Fire Officer
2.
Sh. Prem Singh
Sub Fire Officer
KERALA
1.
Sh. Nousad Muhammed Haneefa
Director
2.
Sh. Rajasekharan Nair S
Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
3.
Sh. Subash K B
Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
LAKSHADWEEP
1.
Sh. Imamudheen K.K.
Leading Fireman
MIZORAM
1.
Sh. LalnunPuia
Fireman
NAGALAND
1.
Sh. Zhasalie Napranotsu
Deputy. S.P. 
ODISHA
1.
Sh. Kali Charan Sabar
Leading Fireman
2.
Sh. Bipadabhanjan Behera
Driver Havildar
3.
Sh. Nakula Nayak
Driver Havildar
SIKKIM
1.
Sh. Mathew Rai
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
UTTARAKHAND
1.
Sh. Shyam Singh
Leading Fireman
2.
Sh. Dinesh Chandra Pathak
Leading Fireman
3.
Sh. Laxman Singh Negi
Leading Fireman
WEST BENGAL
1.
Sh. Prodip Sarkar
Divisional Fire Officer
2.
Sh. Shuvrangshu Mazumder
Station Officer
3.
Sh. Sukumar Roy
Sub Officer
4.
Sh. Debprasad Hazra
Leader
5.
Sh. Biswajit Paul
Leader
6.
Sh. Sk. Hafiz Ali
Fire Operator
7.
Sh. Haradhan Mukherjee
Fire Operator
8.
Sh. Shyamal Chandra Das
Fire Operator
CISF MHA
1.
Sh. Odedra Rajendra R
Commandant/ Fire
2.
Sh. Om Prakash
Assistant Commandant/ Fire
3.
Sh. Santosh Kumar Singh
Assistant Sub-Inspector/Fire
4.
Sh. Surjit Singh
Head Constable/Fire
5.
Sh. Ravinder Kumar
Head Constable/Fire
6.
Sh. Ratan Bhowmick
Head Constable/Fire
7.
Sh. Dinesh Kumar Singh
Head Constable/Fire
8.
Sh. Deep Chand Harijan
Head Constable/Fire
M/o PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
1.
Sh. Rajaneesh Kumar Chouhan
Chief Manager 
2.
Sh. Dhirendra Kumar
Deputy General Manager 
3.
Sh. Bijaya Kumar Panda
Deputy General Manager 
4.
Sh. Uma Shankar Singh
Fire Inspector Grade-II
5.
Sh. Rajesh Kumar
Fire Inspector Grade-II
DEPTT. OF ATOMIC ENERGY
1.
Sh. Rajendrakumar Shivnarayan Agrahari
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENCE MEDALS AWARDED TO HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2023 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
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Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal For Gallantry
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CHANDIGARH
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Sh. Prakash Singh Negi,
Home Guard Volunteer
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President’s Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal For Distinguished Services
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DELHI
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Ms. Trishna Chattopadhyay,
Senior Instructor 
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2.
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Sh. Dina Nath Yadav,
Instructor Civil Defence 
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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1.
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Sh. Anuj Tomar,
Deputy Commandant General, 
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MADHYA PRADESH
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Sh. Ram Nath Verma
Company Havaldar Major 
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2.
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Sh. Randeep Jaggi
Divisional Warden 
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ODISHA
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Sh. Pramod Kumar Dalai,
Volunteer 
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PUNJAB
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Sh. Manpreet Singh
Company Commander 
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UTTARAKHAND
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Sh. Amitabh Srivastava,
Deputy Commandant General, HG & CD
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2.
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Sh. Rajeev Baloni,
Deputy Commandant General, HG & CD
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Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal For Meritorious Service
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CHANDIGARH
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Sh. Pushpinder Kumar
Home Guard
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Sh. Sukhwinder Singh
Home Guard
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3.
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Sh. K. Partha Sarathy
Home Guard
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CHHATTISGARH
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Sh. Shashibhushan Soni,
Naik 
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2.
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Sh. Kanhaiya Lal Sahu
Sainik 
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DELHI
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Sh. Deepak Kumar,
Junior Instructor 
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Sh. Ramesh Chandra Rana,
Additional Chief Warden 
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3.
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Sh. Satish Kumar
Divisional Warden 
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GUJARAT
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1
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Sh. Hitendrasinh Mangalsinh Chudasama,
Inspector Instructor 
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2
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Sh. Kirit kumar Markandrai Joshi
Company Commander 
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3
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Sh. Ratanbhai Kalabhai Bhadru,
Havaldar Quarter Master 
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4
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Sh. Anilkumar Chhotalal Gandhi,
Subedar Staff Officer
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5
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Sh. Dilipsinh Jatubha Jadeja,
Nayab Subedar Platoon Commander 
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Sh. Kanjibhai Raghavbhai Bhalala,
Chief Warden 
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Sh. Rohin Pamral,
Company Commander 
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Sh. Sunil Dutt Sharma,
Senior Platoon Commander 
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JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Sh. Sudhir Kumar,
Head Constable 
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Sh. Surjeet Singh,
Selection Grade Constable, 
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MADHYA PRADESH
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Sh. Bheesham Singh Suryawanshi,
Company Quarter Master 
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Sh. Anil Soni,
Sainik 
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MAHARASHTRA
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Sh. Kashinath Radka Kurkute,
Assistant Deputy Controller 
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2
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Sh. Eknath Jagannath Sutar,
Platoon Commander 
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3
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Sh. Parmeshwar Kerba Jawade,
Officer Commanding
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4
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Smt. Monika Ashok Shimpi,
Home Guard
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MANIPUR
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Smt. Phurailatpam Hemolata,
Civil Defence Instructor  
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MEGHALAYA
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Sh. Homesingh Khongjoh,
Havildar 
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Sh. Bipul Khongwir,
Havildar 
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3.
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Sh. Ambrush. A. Sangma,
Havildar 
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4.
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Sh. Pynkhambor Harris Khongsngi,
Senior Staff Officer 
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ODISHA
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Sh. Pratap Chandra Khandual,
Home Guard
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Sh. Babuli Hati,
Home Guard
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3.
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Sh. Umesh Naik,
Home Guard
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4.
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Sh. Pramod Kumar Sahu,
Home Guard
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5.
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Sh. Bipin Bihari Biswal,
Home Guard
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PUNJAB
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Sh. Tejinder Kumar Mehta,
Superintendent Grade-2, 
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Smt. Paramjeet Kaur Brar,
Company Commander 
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RAJASTHAN
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Sh. Ramji Lal Jat
Deputy Commandant 
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2
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Sh. Mohan Singh Chouhan,
Company Commander, 
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TRIPURA
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Sh. Ataur Rahaman,
Home Guard
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2.
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Smt. Swapna Datta ,
Home Guard
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UTTAR PRADESH
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Sh. Rakesh Kumar Misra,
Deputy Controller 
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Sh. Amarnath Misra,
Chief Warden 
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Sh. Vikas Kumar Jalan
Divisional Warden 
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UTTRAKHAND
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Sh. Govind Singh Khati,
Senior Administrative Officer 
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2.
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Sh. Rajpal Singh Rana,
Platoon Commander